in between (hyphen British)

<p>Two decades and a smidge later</p> <p>You find me at 5ft7 still with a piece of paper</p> <p>Full of unchecked boxes.</p> <p>Caribbean</p> <p>Hyphen</p> <p>British</p> <p>You would think would be most fitting</p> <p>But this country won&rsquo;t do me the honour of colouring me blue.</p> <p>So, I stay crimson</p> <p>Holding onto bank statements</p> <p>Just in case</p> <p>They want to ship me back to the place of which I came</p> <p>But of which I am not acquainted.</p> <p>I stay crimson</p> <p>As I see agemates travelling in and out of the country</p> <p>So freely</p> <p>But when I try</p> <p>I get met with the third degree.</p> <p><a href="https://alexandriadaviss.medium.com/in-between-hyphen-british-c804554c492e"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>